Hi,
A aargh! - I'm totally betwattled now so I thought I would ask you lovely lot for help.
We thought it would be a good idea to change from our PVC to include our Celia (who is an adult with a learning disability) in the MH with us rather than pitching her a tent close by so that we could tour more conveniently and she could be warmer at night when she joins us for a holiday.
We found just the job in a Rapido 9048df A-Class. It is under 7m and has the exact layout we would like - overcab bed for when Celia joins us, front lounge to make 2 singles for us.
Then the complications started......
The Rapido was listed as 3.5 t weight. Then another dealer said no, it's 3.7.
Meanwhile, the chief driver is on a restricted licence due to diabetes so DVLA say he cannot drive a vehicle over 3500kg "Gross vehicle weight" (GVW)
I looked at various reviews and adverts and they Quote "MTPLM", "MGW", " chassis plate weight" and even "MIRO" - also, nowhere could I find a definitive weight to tell me if the chief could drive it on his license or not - help!
Seems our alternatives are to a) Give up on A-Class vans, or b) try and get the license restriction lifted.
Meanwhile, what on earth do all these abreviations mean and how do they relate to GVW?
Or Does anybody know of a sub - 3500 kg A-Class that would suit us (£45k max)?
Yours confusedly,
Chris
A aargh! - I'm totally betwattled now so I thought I would ask you lovely lot for help.
We thought it would be a good idea to change from our PVC to include our Celia (who is an adult with a learning disability) in the MH with us rather than pitching her a tent close by so that we could tour more conveniently and she could be warmer at night when she joins us for a holiday.
We found just the job in a Rapido 9048df A-Class. It is under 7m and has the exact layout we would like - overcab bed for when Celia joins us, front lounge to make 2 singles for us.
Then the complications started......
The Rapido was listed as 3.5 t weight. Then another dealer said no, it's 3.7.
Meanwhile, the chief driver is on a restricted licence due to diabetes so DVLA say he cannot drive a vehicle over 3500kg "Gross vehicle weight" (GVW)
I looked at various reviews and adverts and they Quote "MTPLM", "MGW", " chassis plate weight" and even "MIRO" - also, nowhere could I find a definitive weight to tell me if the chief could drive it on his license or not - help!
Seems our alternatives are to a) Give up on A-Class vans, or b) try and get the license restriction lifted.
Meanwhile, what on earth do all these abreviations mean and how do they relate to GVW?
Or Does anybody know of a sub - 3500 kg A-Class that would suit us (£45k max)?
Yours confusedly,
Chris